There are 10 ways to get from Normal to Lexington by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Blue Grass Airport
best- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane BMI - LEX
8h 3m$53–333Train, bus, drive via St. Louis
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
13h 38m$148–243Drive 353.3 mi
- Drive from Normal to Lexingtoncar 353.3 mi
6h 20m$65–94Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Covington (CVG)plane ORD - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
7h 13m$104–562Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MDW - SDF
- Drive from Louisville-Airport-SDF to Lexingtoncar
6h 30m$106–608Bus to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane CMI - LEX
8h 4m$91–388Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Blue Grass Airport
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane ORD - LEX
8h 11m$61–342Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Covington, drive
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Covington (CVG)plane MDW - CVG
- Drive from Covington (CVG) to Lexingtoncar
6h 25m$127–759Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, INbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
16h 8m$176–255Train, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KYbus
- Drive from Middletown Station @ Target to Lexingtoncar
16h 38m$88–176
Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normal to Lexington is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Normal to Lexington is to drive which takes 6h 20m and costs $60 - $95.
The distance between Normal and Lexington is 309 miles. The road distance is 355.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Normal to Lexington, including transfers.
Lexington is 1h ahead of Normal. It is currently 2:43 PM in Normal and 3:43 PM in Lexington.
Yes, the driving distance between Normal to Lexington is 355 miles. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Normal to Lexington.
There are 113+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Normal, IL, USA and Lexington, KY, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Blue Grass Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Evansville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Evansville, IN to Corydon, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
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